4 The People Responsible CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSONS Prof L V Mazwi-Tanga, Vice-Chancellor, CPUT, Cape Town, RSA Prof Norbert Grünwald, Rector, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences Technology, Business and Design, Wismar, Germany Prof Dr. h.c. Juergen E. Schrempp, Chairman of SAFRI, the Southern Africa Initiative of German Business, Stuttgart, Germany ORGANISING COMMITTEE Dr Keith Jacobs & Prof Nico Beute, CPUT Ms Nina Mapili, SAFRI Ms Regina Krause, Hochschule Wismar CONFERENCE SUPPORT TEAM Ms Anneke de Klerk, CPUT Ms ‘Manthati Phomane, for SAFRI Ms Mirelle Matiwaza, for SAFRI Dr Nawaz Mahomed, CPUT Prof Chris Winberg, CPUT Mr Norman Jacobs, CPUT Mr Dave Bleazard, CPUT Mr Paul Tennant, CPUT CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRPERSONS Prof Anthony Staak, Cape Peninsula University of Technology Ms Nina Mapili, Southern Africa Initiative of German Business (SAFRI) Ms Regina Krause, Hochschule Wismar Mr Andreas Wenzel, Secretary General, SAFRI Dr Chris Nhlapo, CPUT, Cape Town Prof David Holifield, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK Prof Claudiu Vasile Kifor, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania Prof Constantin Oprean, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania Sr Imelda A. Mora,OSA, President, La Consolacion College Manila, Manila, Philippines Dr Ronald M. Pastrana, La Consolacion College Manila, Manila, Philippines Prof Hao Dongheng, President, Shijiazhuang University of Economics, Hebei, China Prof Marian Zajko, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia Prof Colin U. Chisholm, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Mr Hans-Werner Bussmann, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Cape Town ACADEMIC EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Prof Cecilia Jacobs, CPUT Prof Jenni Case, University of Cape Town Prof Brandon Collier-Reed, University of Cape Town Dr Debby Blaine, Stellenbosch University Prof James Garraway, CPUT Prof Chris Winberg, CPUT Mr Andre van der Bijl, CPUT Dr Vincent Micali, Eskom Prof Andre Slabbert, CPUT Prof Mzikayise Shakespeare Binza, CPUT Dr Schalk Heunis, Enerweb Prof Dr. Norbert Grünwald, Hochschule Wismar Prof David Holifield, University of Wales Institute Cardiff Prof Claudiu Kifor, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu Prof Bae-Muu Chang, Chienkuo Technology University, Prof Marian Zajko, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava Prof Colin U. Chisholm, Glasgow Caledonian University
Table of Contents 5 ACADEMIC EDITORIAL COMM., CONT. Prof Harold P. Sjursen, New York University/ Polytechnic Institute Mrs Regina Krause, Hochschule Wismar Dr Colleen Moodley, CPUT Mr Isaac Essi, River State University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt Mrs Linda Merckel, Old Mutual Mr Edrich Pretorius, Sunnyside Primary School Dr Trevor Moodley, CPUT Prof Philip Lloyd, CPUT Mr Daniel De Goede, CPUT Dr Carly Steyn, CPUT CONTENTS PAGE Sponsors 2 The People Responsible 4 The Organising Partners 6 Chairperson's Welcome 7 Program Overview 8 Detailed Program 11 Site visits 24 Auxiliary Program 28 Paper Abstracts 29 Paper Presented and Title Index 53 Speaker Biographies 56 Venue Plans and Maps 62